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JOSEPH DE LOTTO, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

i RUNNER ATTACHMENT.

` Application filed October 31, 1922. Serial No. 598,169.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it'known that I, JOSEPH DE Lor'ro, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of `Cuyahoga and State of @hid-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Runner Attachtion. l e 1 My invention' VrelatesV to runner attachments, adapted for use `in connectionwvith baby carriages or` the like, while not necessarily restricted to that use.

An important object of the invention is to provide a runner attachment ofthe above mentioned character, which is extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong, durable, and easy and convenient to apply to the baby carriage or like vehicle. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

ments, of which the following is aspecifica- In the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a runner attachment embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, and, Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on 'line 3-3 of Figure 1. i

VIn the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the body of a baby carriage, mounted upon springs 6, secured to the frame 7, which carries the axles, as is usual. f

The numeral 8 designates tubular hub members, which are substituted for the usual hubs of the carriage wheels. These tubular hub members are mounted upon the spindles of the axles, and are held thereon by the usual forked clip, projected between flanges 9, formed upon the inner end of the tubular transverse portions 14, of inverted substantially V-shaped-brackets 15. The'bottom 13 1s rigidly secured tothe transverse portion 14C by rivets 16. Particular attention is called to the fact that by virtue of the U- Y shape of the socket 12, it may be 4conveniently mounted upon the transverse portion 14 and riveted thereon.` This affords a strong connection, and one which may be produced cheaply. Each bracket 15 is preferably formed of stiff sheet metal. The bracket embodies spaced downwardly diverging legs '17, integralwith the' transverse portion 14. These legs are approximately V-shaped in cross section, which renders the same very stiff and rigid. The lower ends of the legs have their sides pressed together, providing apertured ears 18, adapted to straddle a flange 19, formed upon a runner 20. The ears 18 are clamped to the flange 19 by bolts 21 or the like. The bolts 21 of one set of brackets 15 are adapted to be passed through selected openings 22, which are spaced, for the purpose of affording proper adjustment. The connection between the bracket and runner is strong and rigi The sides of the U-shaped socket are provided with openings 23, for receiving bolts 24, as shown.

In'the use of the device, the bolts 24 are removed, and the tubular hub members 10 may be forced downwardly between the diverging ends 12 of the sockets 11. The sides of the sockets will yield outwardly until the'tubular hub member is positioned therein, subsequently to which the sides of the socket will spring inwardly. It is thus seen that the tubular hub member is positioned within the U-shaped socket by a downward movement with relation thereto. Vhen the hub members are thus inserted within the U-shaped sockets, the bolts 23 are passed through the openings 24 and their nutsfscrewed up, for effecting a clamping engagement between the sides of the sockets and the tubular hub V,members 10. The wheels may be removed from the carriage and the tubular hub members 10 inserted `upon the spindles of the axles.

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may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

l. A runner attachment for baby carriages or the like, coinprlsinga runner having a longitudinal reinforcing flange, inverted aptheir transverse bottoms arranged upon the upper transverse portions of. said brackets and riveted thereto, tubular hub members adapted Jfor insertion within the vU-shaped Having thusv described Iny invention, I claim: Y

sockets by a downward movement with relation thereto, and means to draw thesides or each Ufshaped socket inwardly toward ieach other. Y 'Y I 2. l runner attachment for'baby carriages or the like, comprising a runner having a reinforcing flange, inverted approximately V-shaped brackets, each bracket being formed of sheet nie-tal and having an upper transverse portion and downwardly diverg ing legs, said legs being` substantiallyVA il-V s'haped in cross-section and providedat their lower ends with aperturedears adapted to forcing flange of the runner, means connectbe arranged upon. oppositesides ot the rein. i

ing the ,aperturedears and saidi flange, substantially U-shapedvresilient sockets having their upper `ends open and their transverse bottoms arranged upon the upper transverse portions ofY said Vbrackets;and riveted thereto. Y I-; Y f1' y L ,Y

In testimony whereof .I vaffix my signature.

e i JOSEPH VDE Lor'ro. 

